Space Invaders previewed to the Extreme

by JC Fletcher { Feb 26th 2008 at 10:30AM }

IGN's Craig Harris has posted some impressions of Space Invaders Extreme that are worth reading because they're impressions of Space Invaders Extreme. Oh, and they're quite positive: Craig says that Extreme "looks like it could be the best remake the franchise has ever seen." Wonder if he's played Akkanvader? Or if that's considered a sequel?

Thankfully, he explains the powerup system: shooting four Invaders of the same color imparts a powerup item, as we know, but the exact identity of each powerup was not. According to the article, "Red drops cluster bombs, green drops a wide spread gun, and blue unleashes a devastating laserbeam that can cut through the grouping in a single stream."

While we're examining Space Invaders, take a look at the lovely boxart found on the Gamestop listing for the game. Specifically, notice how it's different from the Japanese version in placement of Taito and Wi-Fi logos. There's also that ESRB rating, which doesn't show up on the ratings board's search page. In any case, this boxart and the listed publisher, Square Enix (who owns Taito) make us believe that Gamestop is not lying and the U.S. release of this game is for real.

Gallery: Space Invaders Extreme (DS)

Tags: remake, retro, shmup, shooter, space-invaders-extreme, taito

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

TheCoats @ Feb 26th 2008 11:03AM

I cant say i am too stoked about this.......i'm a big fan of old games especially NES/sega games (i know irrelevant) but i just dont like the idea of paying 30.00 for this type of game.....ive been wrong before and i am sure i will eventually pick this one up (for sure) but i just wish i could be more excited about it......Anybody have tips to get me PuMpEd for this game?

Candace Savino @ Feb 26th 2008 12:58PM

Well for one, GameStop has it listed for only $19.99, so it may be cheaper than you think. :)

TheCoats @ Feb 26th 2008 3:01PM

GOOD CALL....slightly more PuMpEd......anyone else have anything else to share in the sharing circle??

Tom @ Feb 26th 2008 9:21PM

How COULDN'T you be pumped for it already just by reading the title!? It's EXTREME....but the "E"s are BACKWARDS!!!! Talk about CrAzYyYyY!1! It's just gotta be extreme becuase of that!!!!

Nah, but it actually does look kinda cool. still not worth 20 bucks to me.

Brett from Atlanta @ Feb 26th 2008 11:29AM

When does this come out?

Duscrom @ Feb 26th 2008 4:41PM

I've been playing the PSP demo of this game, and this is pretty awesome. I kinda look at it as Space Invaders meets Rez.

xaos @ Feb 26th 2008 4:49PM

Comes out June 10 or 11 I believe. And yes according to everything Ive read it will be released for $20.

Ive already been playing it thanks to ye olde R4 card, and its totally awesome, gets very challenging on the harder levels and has tons of online wifi play features, they definitely did everything right in this game.